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Azercell became the winner of a prestigious award for the second time

03 September 2012 10:47 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Nijat Mustafayev - APA-Economics. The number of the international awards received by Azercell Telecom LLC is growing. It is already for the second time Azerbaijanâ€™s leading telecom operator receives a prestigious International Business Awards â€“ Stevie. This time Azercell got a Bronze award for its interesting and valuable social responsibility project â€œCarbon calculatorâ€ implemented in Azerbaijan.

There were 3200 applications from corporations and individuals from over 50 countries made for the â€œInternational Business Awards 2012â€ competition. The initial winners of this tough competition were selected after two months of discussions. As a result of the final selection process Azercell was nominated as the winner of two â€œStevieâ€ awards. The company received an award in the nomination â€œNew generations Carbon calculatorâ€ and got â€œStevieâ€ awards as â€œThe public relations department of the yearâ€ and â€œThe creative team of the yearâ€ of 2012.

Azercellâ€™s Carbon Calculator project is an initiative intended for the prevention of the global climate change. This calculator helps you to calculate daily personal carbon emission ratio and clearly see and track the impact you make to the environment. With the help of the calculator hosted on Azercellâ€™s official website, anyone can get valuable recommendations on the methods to decrease the impact on the climate change and on the conscious non-harmful behavior towards the environment.

â€œStevieâ€ award is being represented to the companies that have tangible contributions on the world scale. The purpose of the competition is to generate public recognition of the efforts, accomplishments, and positive contributions of companies and business people worldwide. Since 2002 companies and individuals from over than 60 countries became the winners of the â€œInternational Business Awardsâ€. On its 10th anniversary the Stevie awards has also introduced its Silver and Bronze â€œStevieâ€ awards. This is very pleasant fact, that Azercell is one of the first companies to receive Bronze â€œStevieâ€ award.